Sigma Electronics Unveils Compact HD Router Series
12|04|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
They are not exactly Christmas stocking stuffers, but—as high-definition routers go—Sigma’s economical new Dagger series routers are very compact and affordable. Ranging from 8x8 to 32x32 configurations that fit in a single modular frame, the Sigma Dagger Series enables users to route high- and standard-definition video along with AES and analog audio. ... »
HD FlyPakb Offers ‘Mobile Studio in a Box’
12|04|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
TV Pro Gear, a Los Angeles systems integrator, has created the multi-camera HD-SDI FlyPak, a customizable mobile production studio designed around the needs of production crews wanting to produce high-definition content at remote locations. ... »
Q&A: Jim Kinsey, DP
11|20|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Globe-trotting DP Jim Kinsey has been shooting wildlife photography (both video and stills) since 1998, compiling a large stock footage library of wildlife, plants, and landscapes used by clients like National Geographic, Discovery Channel, History Channel and the PBS Nova series.... »
Capturing HD Video Quickly with Grass Valley Codec
11|20|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
These days it seems that lots of manufacturers are offering a way to capture a still frame from moving video. The challenge is finding one that can do it in real time and with the proper amount of sophisticated compression to save space and preserve image quality. (HD video is very data-intensive, requiring lots of storage.) Otherwise you’ll find yourself chained to the computer for hours, when you could be done in minutes.... »
BeBob Box HVR Offers Storage Solution
11|20|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Sony’s HVR-DR60 Hard Disk Recorder makes it convenient to record an HDV1080i video stream directly from an HDV camcorder. However, while you’re busy shooting the video, where do you store this important storage device?... »
Redrock Develops Compact Mattebox Devices for HD Production
11|20|2007 – By Bryant Frazer
Redrock Microsystems is now taking reservations for its microMattebox and microRemote production systems. Maker of the popular M2 cinema lens adapter that allows 35mm motion picture lenses to be used on HDV cameras, Redrock said the microMattebox is the first affordable cinema-grade matte box made with independent feature budgets in mind. This universal mattebox works with a variety of video cameras, 35mm lens adapters, and film cameras. It’s also compatible with the Red One camera.... »
Crystal Vision Adds Embedded Audio to Q-Down Card
11|20|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Following a trend in 2007 towards multi-function PC hardware cards, Crystal Vision’s Q-Down, an economical broadcast downconverter and distribution amplifier, can be used in a variety of ways. It can be an HD or SD distribution amplifier, an HD to digital SD downconverter, an HD to analog SD downconverter, or a standard-definition D-to-A converter.... »
Q&A: Dave Sperling, DP/camera operator
11|06|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Dave Sperling, a 25-year veteran of the production industry, having started in the 1980s shooting on 16mm and 35mm film and virtually every video format since. His current favorite camera is Sony’s PDW-F350 optical-disc-based XDCAM HD. ... »
CalDigit Ships HDPro RAID Solution
11|06|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
For those looking for lots of storage in a compact rack, CalDigit, a media storage provider, is now shipping its eight-bay HDPro RAID storage array. It’s available in configurations of 2.0 TB to 8 TB, at under $2 per GB—including host interface card and accessories.... »
Microcast Debuts Digital 3-CCD 1080P Camera with C-Mount Lens Adapter
11|06|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
It’s designed for medical imaging, but a new four-ounce 3-CCD HD camera from Microcast is so small it can provide a variety of heretofore-impossible POV shots. ... »
UltraRed HD Supports More HD Video Cards
11|06|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Magicsoft’s UltraRed graphics software can handle simultaneous previewing, creating, displaying and controlling of projects for logos, tickers, crawls, image sequences, analog and digital clocks and playback of AVI DV clips.... »
Q&A: Seth Melnick, Independent DP/Producer
10|23|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Seth Melnick, Independent Director of Photography/Producer, Co-Owner, SLM Production Group, New York, NY, on Why solid-state HD recording is more stable than tape, P2 workflow and misconceptions about HD production. ... »
Archion Offers Trade-In Program For Unity Storage
10|23|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
With hundreds of aging Avid storage systems in the field that have no replacement or expansion options. Archion, based in Burbank, CA, is offering a storage trade-in program for Avid Unity and LANshare owners. The trade-in, which runs until Dec. 31, allows customers with obsolete ZX and ZX3 chassis to receive trade-in credit toward Archion’s Synergy HD storage array.... »
Panavision Unveils Compact Solid-State Recorder for High-Resolution Cameras
10|23|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
At a special preview event on October 11 in Los Angeles, Panavision introduced a lightweight solid-state recorder capable of docking to the Genesis Digital Camera System or Sony’s F23. It’s something digital cinematographers who use these cameras have been waiting for. A Genesis camera with the SSR-1 weighs just 21.5 lbs.... »
Sony Debuts Switchable Shotgun for HD Field Production
10|23|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Targeting HD video production, Sony has introduced a lightweight switchable shotgun microphone that provides both stereo and monaural operation in a single device.... »
- Keisoku Giken Offers Uncompressed Recording in Stereo
- Panasonic Makes the HPX300 a Studio Camera
- The Foundry Releases RollingShutter Plug-in for CMOS Artifacts
- Envivio Knocks HD IPTV Bitrate Requirements Below 6 Mbps
- TPMGEnc Adds 1080p DivX Support
- NetBlender Adds AVC Encoding to Blu-ray Authoring Package
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